The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 14, 1909, Page 7

Black & Arnold Clothing Co. Ben Good of Merwin, Mo, visited relatives in Fort Scott last week. C. W. Hess made an extended busi ness trip to Kansas City last week. J. A. Elgin returned the first of the week from a trip to North Miesourt. business trip to Rich Hill last Satur- day. Get our prices before you buy— Black & Arnold Clothing Co. Clyde McFarland purchased 15 head of fine mules at Rich Hill last week. Mrs. S. J. Haggard, of Adrian, vis- ited relatives in ElDorado Springs last week. Oar esteemed friend 8. E. Jones re- members us with a prompt renewal to 1910. T have three brood mares for sale Address, ‘ J.B. Rice, 112t Butler, Mo., R. F. D. No. 4 Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Will Cole, of Amoret, Mo., a fine girl, on Tuesday, January 5, 1909 Mr. and Mrs. Will Hamilton, of Amoret, have returned from an ex- tended wedding trip. P. Ellington last week purchased the fine 220 acre farm of Frank Welch, east of Butler. O. H. Lawrence, of Amsterdam, id: making preparations to open up & ‘skating rink in that city. F pound to your chickens and get high , prices fof your eggs. 10 4t* L. A. Fuuuer, Salesman. ' of Merwin, Mo., a daughter on Wed- | neaday, January 6, 1909. County Clerk C. G. Weeks made a| “THE DAYLIGHT STORE.” Overcoats WINTIER SUIT FELT BOOTS and Overshoes CUT PRICES | To Clean Up Stock AM ERICAN CLOTHING HOUSE ON THE CORNER---CENTER OF TOWN. ‘ ,. Mr. and Mrs.J. E Arnold arehome | awatn from an extended visit to their |daughter Mrs. George Logan, at | Calro, lls. | Misa Ora Lane and children have | returned home to Reed Springs, Mo., alter & pleasant visit to the family | of Chas, 8. Ewtn, Mra. John McKissick, who had been visiting her parents Mr. and Mre Geo, Frank, lett for her home tn Pueblo, Col., Sunday last. Quite a number of local republi- cane, headed by W. 0. Atkeson at) tended the inaugural ceremonies at! Jefferson City Monday. Sleighe were out in Batler for the | tiret time this season, Monday after- | noon, The bells made merry if un- usual music around the square, ,daye at a time. “Maplewood Stock Farm,” is « rolled on County Clerk Week~" Regts- ter as the name for the t Darnell, whose farm south. Mr. Darpell bas quite a rep utation as a bri stock and espec! Miss Elste Brown has resigned her oe] position with the Sam Levy Merean —— tile Company, and will shortly leave el for Los Angeles, California, to visit B-own ts a very etticlens aud accom eodating clork aud will be groatiy niased by her wany Butler trends D il Congress did a very graceful act when ft passed & special actarauting the frauking mail privilege to Mrs rancis Folsom Cleveland, widow of sha Tste ex-Proatdent Grover Cleve vand, during aer life time, This same privilege has been extended to the jwidows of all other ex presidents vio oceupled the White House with their husbands James Coln, a young son of Jack Colp, had a narrow escape from serl- | ous Injury, if nos death, Wednesday jufternoon. He became entangled tn the belting and machinery at the prt | vate power plant at the rear of the Chas. Price bakery and most of the clothing was torn from his body. He was not {injured —Review. The county court of Henry county has refused to license saloons tn Clin- ton on account of the tnabllity of the proprietors to secure the necessary number of signers to their petittons. There are five saloons in shat city and they will all be compelled to Miss Rotsy Carrithers, of Shelby. Close within the next thirty days. ville, Ky., arrived in Butler the first, Don Depew, the young son of Mr of she week to attend the funeral of and Mrs. Ben Depew, who was ace! Mrs. Carrithers. She went to Colora dently shot by his little brother a do with her brother Wednesday ghort time since, {s able to sit up morning, | and is reported as recovering nicely. The zero weather of Tuesday morn- The rifle ball passed through the left ing changed to a nice warm sun- | 7% destroying the sight, and rang- ehiue afternoon. It{e a hard mat &¢ downward into the mouth. Is ter to keep kindly old gol from emi] | ¥@*@ narrow escape for the young ing on Missour! longer than a few; 0 —Review. Store. W. W. Ferguson, retiring Consul of Wm. Bullock moved his family to| the Rich Hill lodge of M. W. A , was Butler Wednesday and he assumed | Presented with a handsome etik um- hie duties as sheriff of Bates county brella with gold mountlogs, tolaid Friday. The departure of this fam!- with pear! by that lodgeat a banquet ly trom Adrian will be regretted by a | !2 Rich Aill lass Thureday night. wide circle of friends.—Adrian Journ: ; “Mt. Ferguson had held the office of | al. Consul for nearly ten Cenentete} years. | ‘iver moc! Jn Full Blast The Greatest S pcos S| Reduction Sale EVER ATTEMPTED BY ANY HOUSE IN BUTLER ON Suits -- AND -- Overcoats =-- FOR -- Men and Boys Wear Don’t Fail to Visit Our You Will Save Money Buying Here. JE MEYER, THE CLOTHIER. | William Rexroad and Mies Elsie J. W. Watnwright, Co. M. tes §,; 4. D. Chambers, a substantial and Feed McCannon’s Poultry Com-| Born, to Mr. and Mrs. A. Harris, | Mrs. J. C. Rittenhouse, of Lee’s| Gebhardt were united in marriage at Summit, Mo., has been visiting at! *he home of the bride’s parents, Mr. the home of her daughter, Mre. J.S, and Mrs. Gebhardt, near Adrian, Amyx, of Amsterdam, Mo. |Mo., on Wednesday evening, Decem- Jesse Ray bas gone to Senta Bar | — 1908, Pastor Maschoff offi- bara, Cal. Harry Welton has ac-\°°" 8 eepted the position in Holloways| Edward F. Dunham, of Cedarcoun- store made vacant by his reaigna-'ty, and Miss Beulah Wackerman tion. | were united in marriage at the home 0. A. Helalein and Edward Arm. | 2! the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. strong, representing Bennett-Wheel- - W. Wackerman, near Adrian, on or Mer. Co., and R. R. Deacon are at-| Sunday, January 3, 1909, Rev. Welr tending the Implement Dealers Asao-| “ficiating. clation meeting in Kansas City thie! George Heath, living in Shawnee week, | tow lost a valuable mare the | General Clark returned from Jeffer-| last of§he week, by its being gored son City on Tuesday, where he had byanangry cow. The horns of the | been to attend the inauguration of angry bovine almost disemboweled |Governor Hadley on Monday and the man, which was shot by Mr. | the military ball at nighs. ‘ Heath to pus her out of her misery. W. H. Hart, @ substantial young The residence of Emmet Young, of farmer out on Butler No. 4, called Deep Water township, was destroy- and had his name enrolled. He sald ed by fire Thursday together with all Infantry, writes to have his address, influential citizan Northwest Bates, changed trom Vancouver-Barracke, | was in Butler Wednesday and favor- Wash, to Monterey, Cal., where he °? Us pleasantly. has been ordered to attend aechool J. D. Matthews received word from of musketry for three months. He) Vancouver, Washington, Monday saye it is a delightful climate, locat- | that Geo. Allman had been killed in ed about one hundred and twenty- an accident. He was working in the five miles below San Francieco, on | bottom of a well when the rope broke | the coast. , | letting the bucket fall on him, break- The Rich Hill Natural Gas Com. |g hls spine and causing Instant ‘pany recetved by Monday’s Frisco death. The Woodman lodge, of |treight the first shipment—two car | Which he was a member, took charge loada—ot the pipes to be used In con. °! she body. Mr. Allman went to | veying natural gas to Rich Hitl. The eshington about two years ago — ,work of unloading and hauling the ™oret Post. }matne out will begin at once, and; pixte L. Haggard, Highway Engi- | just as soon as the necessary prelim!- yer of Cedar county, formerly of this nartes can be made, the work ofplac- o{gy, recently made an excellent jing them in position and connecting .tatement to the court of that coun- them up will be started.—Review. ty. The ElDorado News says: | Col. James Arthur Trader, of Kan. “That the office of county highway | gas City, was looking after his trade engineer has been resultant of great in Butler on Tuesday and favored us ood, has been amply proven in the about the only fault he could ever | the contents. The fire caught from |Pleasantly. As a born-in-the-tlesh tind with Tue Times fs {ts politica. | a-defective flue. Mr. Young carried | Republican he was naturally elated no‘insurance on olther the building over having a Republican governor, pass year. Is has patd. The roads Cedar county show the effect of systematic and Intelligent supervi- Tuk Times wishes the new gascom- pany, recently organiz:d at Rich Hill abundant success {n getting all that article they can possibly sell in that town, for both public and private consumption If they have a goodly lotlett over, we are satisfied they can finda ready market {n Butler. So far as the gas question {s concerned, Butler is “heart-whole and fancy free,” and the first company “to de- liver the goods will get the biz The Worth County Times gives tts readers the following very good ad- vice, applicable to the good people of Bates county: “Before starting to town, pick up a local paper and see who it {s that wants your trade. It {a the merchant who advertises that wants your trade, and you should in all fairness recognize his Invitation and call on him first. Ij he hasn't in stock what you want, then go out and hire a boy to show you where she other stores In town are located. Trade follows tnvitation,”’ County Superintendent of Schools Korn, to Dr. and Mrs, E. E. Robin-| Robert D, Allen has accepted ®| or contents. son, of Adrian, Mo., a fine girl, on Monday, January 4, 1909. John McElroy, of New Mexico, formerly of this county, fe in the vicinity visiting old friends. - Miss Emma Hackney of Pineville, Mo., is a gueet of hersister Mrs. Wm. Thornburg, of Amsterdam, Mo. H. P. Hess returned,to his home in Kansas City Sunday after a short visit here with his son, C. W. Hees. ‘Rev. W. B. Miller, of New Home township, was in Butler Tuesday land,favored Tar Tres with a pleas: ig call Adam Derr, who has been working * at his trade of painting in this city, ) visited his family at Rich Hill last week. Mrs. J. S. Satterlee has returned to her home in Adrian, after a month’s vielt with relatives {n Illi. nols. Dr. S. L. Bates, of Adrian, took his firat vacation in tweaiy years last -week, when he visited his old homein . Indiana. , > J, B. Welton, cashier Missouri : State Bank, went to Hobart, Okla., | Sunday for afew days. Mr. Walton has large business interests at that temporary position in the office of | nelius Roach, and lets Wednesday for chicken we have ever heard of last | but says he has to be mighty careful about expressing himeelf around Secretary of State, under Hon. Cor-| 8. E. Piper sold the most valuable |b, 5199, as his wife and mother-in-law ston, and Mr. Haggard has the pub | AL. Lves tssues a call for schoo lic gratitude for bis careful and per-|meetings tn every district in thel sistent attention to them. county on next Friday evening, January 15th, for the purpose are such strong Democrats that they At the council meeting held Thurs- Jefferson City for assignment. J.M. Miller, of Lowery City, has! purchased the C. B. Postewalt stock of general merchandise at Merwin, Mo. His daughter Miss Francis {s in | charge pending his arrival the last of the month. While playing in the barn Monday the little three year old daughter of Ben Good fell and broke both bones jof her right forearm. The bones were set and the little one ie getting along nicely.—Merwin Clipper. Levi Smith, formerly in the meat business in this city, departed with his family from their home at Har- risonville fast week for Roswell, New Mexico, on account of the health of his wife. W. A. Warnsinz, who purchased the Loeb ranch, east of town, fe hav- ing a portion of his land tiled. Mr. Baker, who lives on the place, is do- ing the work. The tiling of land is no longer an experiment, but has been proven an’ absolute success. There is a large acreage adjacent to Rich Hill that can, and will, begreat- ly improved by this method.—Re- view. ' ‘ week. It weighed 12% lbs bringing even hold him responsible for Lin- hi 81. , sri Uicslbtcis than Gis an oo pron a as ,B. F. Moore ag Mayor was read and when put on the scales—Rockville, : jaceepted. J. E. Williams, as prest- Booster. | The beautiful country home of dens of the Board, will act as Mayor # _ | James Gragg, 3 miles south of Ad-' until the spring election next April, Chas. 8. Yeates, of Metz, and Mis® 145, was the scene of a double wed-| when Mayor will be elected to fill Eliza Summers, of Arthur, Wore MAF- | Ging Sunday, January 3rd, 1909, the out Mr. Moore's unexpired term. rled Wednesday evening at 5 o'clock | .ontracting parties were Arch L.| The only name mentioned go far is at the home of J. M. Brown, on East ' Grace and Nina F. Chambere; Cleve| that of Mr. Willlame. Coneldering Olive street, Rev. Keast officlasing. |Chambers and May Gragg. Rey. | the great honor and splendid salary The young couple expects to Occupy | Welrofficlated. The contracting par. | attached, we have no doubt there afarm in the country southwest Of | i144 of prominent families and are! will bea flood of candidates and a Rich Hill—Review, | popular young people. The Journal | strong contest for the mayorality. Major F. H. Crowell wae called joins their many friends in wishing home from Columbia, where he was them a large share of life’s joys — jy, hly esteemed farmer of Round attending the farmers meeting, on | Adrian Journal. | Prairie, has béen in @ very critical Friday by the serious fliness of bis) pn, various degrees of cold as|condition for the past week or ten daughter, Miss Gertrude Crowell. J oasured by local thermometers | days from an attack of typhold fever We are glad to report that Mies Ger- | 1403 one dizzy’ to contemplate. |and other complications and {for a trade haa about recovered from | When we atars down town and find| time the family and friends were of severe attack of tonsolitis. | one that records fourteen degrees be. | the opinion that the end was very Deputy Circuit Clerk Chas. M. Bark- | low zero, we are convinced that {t's| near. We are pleased to be able to ley and wife went to Kansas City the coldest ever, and we wore liable | state, however, that some changefor Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs. so freez9 to death, but the very nex’ | the better has taken place in his con- Cecil Durrell, who died at their home oneconsulted, somewhat relleved our | dition and on Wednesday morning in that clty on Saturday. Cecil Dar- | pent up feelings and convinced us/{!t was reported that he was consid- rell{s an old Butler boy, born and | that it was not near 6o cold, by re-|erable better, while the members of day evening last the resignation of D. C. Baker, a well-known and of discussing local conditions and how bess to improve them. This is one of the most importants meet- ings to the patrons of the schools ever called iu the county and can be made of great benefit to every school, it those interested will turn out and take an Interest in the dis- cussfon. Read Superintendent Ives’ call in another column, and make up your mind to attend. Tue Times commends the follow- ing senaible editorial comment from the Henry County Democrat: “Pat Crowe, the Omaha kidnoaper, has been converted and {s going on the piatform as an evangelist, while the curfous will flock to see and hear this man whose Iffe has been vile and whose claim to distinction was a erlme that shocked the world. There are tena of thousands of unassum- jing, God loving ministers in this land with pure hearts and stainless characters who will struggle along preaching the word on starvation salaries with occasionsl donation party which makes them feel like ob- rafeed here. He married after he| cording several degrees higher. They | the family and friends were much en- jects of charity. How much more went to Kansas City. His many | usually vary from eight to ten de couraged by the favorablesymptoms friends here sympathize with him | grees and has the advantage of giv- for recovery.—Appleton City:;Jour- in his great loss. . {ng one hig own cholce tn the matter. ' nal. ' worthy are they than the man who jumps straight way trom the dive to | the pulpis.””